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@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ Dictionary Objects
       single: DictType (in module types)
       single: DictionaryType (in module types)
 
-   This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python dictionary type.
+   This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python dictionary
-   This is exposed to Python programs as ``dict`` and ``types.DictType``.
+   type.  This is exposed to Python programs as ``dict`` and
+   ``types.DictType``.
 
 
 .. cfunction:: int PyDict_Check(PyObject *p)
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ Dictionary Objects
 
 .. cfunction:: int PyDict_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
 
-   Return true if *p* is a dict object, but not an instance of a subtype of the
+   Return true if *p* is a dict object, but not an instance of a subtype of
-   dict type.
+   the dict type.
 
    .. versionadded:: 2.4
 
@@ -47,9 +48,9 @@ Dictionary Objects
 
 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDictProxy_New(PyObject *dict)
 
-   Return a proxy object for a mapping which enforces read-only behavior.  This is
+   Return a proxy object for a mapping which enforces read-only behavior.
-   normally used to create a proxy to prevent modification of the dictionary for
+   This is normally used to create a proxy to prevent modification of the
-   non-dynamic class types.
+   dictionary for non-dynamic class types.
 
    .. versionadded:: 2.2
 
@@ -61,9 +62,9 @@ Dictionary Objects
 
 .. cfunction:: int PyDict_Contains(PyObject *p, PyObject *key)
 
-   Determine if dictionary *p* contains *key*.  If an item in *p* is matches *key*,
+   Determine if dictionary *p* contains *key*.  If an item in *p* is matches
-   return ``1``, otherwise return ``0``.  On error, return ``-1``.  This is
+   *key*, return ``1``, otherwise return ``0``.  On error, return ``-1``.
-   equivalent to the Python expression ``key in p``.
+   This is equivalent to the Python expression ``key in p``.
 
    .. versionadded:: 2.4
 
@@ -78,24 +79,25 @@ Dictionary Objects
 .. cfunction:: int PyDict_SetItem(PyObject *p, PyObject *key, PyObject *val)
 
    Insert *value* into the dictionary *p* with a key of *key*.  *key* must be
-   :term:`hashable`; if it isn't, :exc:`TypeError` will be raised. Return ``0``
+   :term:`hashable`; if it isn't, :exc:`TypeError` will be raised. Return
-   on success or ``-1`` on failure.
+   ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on failure.
 
 
 .. cfunction:: int PyDict_SetItemString(PyObject *p, const char *key, PyObject *val)
 
    .. index:: single: PyString_FromString()
 
-   Insert *value* into the dictionary *p* using *key* as a key. *key* should be a
+   Insert *value* into the dictionary *p* using *key* as a key. *key* should
-   :ctype:`char\*`.  The key object is created using ``PyString_FromString(key)``.
+   be a :ctype:`char\*`.  The key object is created using
-   Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on failure.
+   ``PyString_FromString(key)``.  Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on
+   failure.
 
 
 .. cfunction:: int PyDict_DelItem(PyObject *p, PyObject *key)
 
-   Remove the entry in dictionary *p* with key *key*. *key* must be hashable; if it
+   Remove the entry in dictionary *p* with key *key*. *key* must be hashable;
-   isn't, :exc:`TypeError` is raised.  Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on
+   if it isn't, :exc:`TypeError` is raised.  Return ``0`` on success or ``-1``
-   failure.
+   on failure.
 
 
 .. cfunction:: int PyDict_DelItemString(PyObject *p, char *key)
@@ -106,8 +108,8 @@ Dictionary Objects
 
 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_GetItem(PyObject *p, PyObject *key)
 
-   Return the object from dictionary *p* which has a key *key*.  Return *NULL* if
+   Return the object from dictionary *p* which has a key *key*.  Return *NULL*
-   the key *key* is not present, but *without* setting an exception.
+   if the key *key* is not present, but *without* setting an exception.
 
 
 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_GetItemString(PyObject *p, const char *key)
@@ -118,41 +120,42 @@ Dictionary Objects
 
 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_Items(PyObject *p)
 
-   Return a :ctype:`PyListObject` containing all the items from the dictionary, as
+   Return a :ctype:`PyListObject` containing all the items from the
-   in the dictionary method :meth:`dict.items`.
+   dictionary, as in the dictionary method :meth:`dict.items`.
 
 
 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_Keys(PyObject *p)
 
-   Return a :ctype:`PyListObject` containing all the keys from the dictionary, as
+   Return a :ctype:`PyListObject` containing all the keys from the dictionary,
-   in the dictionary method :meth:`dict.keys`.
+   as in the dictionary method :meth:`dict.keys`.
 
 
 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_Values(PyObject *p)
 
-   Return a :ctype:`PyListObject` containing all the values from the dictionary
+   Return a :ctype:`PyListObject` containing all the values from the
-   *p*, as in the dictionary method :meth:`dict.values`.
+   dictionary *p*, as in the dictionary method :meth:`dict.values`.
 
 
 .. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyDict_Size(PyObject *p)
 
    .. index:: builtin: len
 
-   Return the number of items in the dictionary.  This is equivalent to ``len(p)``
+   Return the number of items in the dictionary.  This is equivalent to
-   on a dictionary.
+   ``len(p)`` on a dictionary.
 
 
 .. cfunction:: int PyDict_Next(PyObject *p, Py_ssize_t *ppos, PyObject **pkey, PyObject **pvalue)
 
    Iterate over all key-value pairs in the dictionary *p*.  The :ctype:`int`
-   referred to by *ppos* must be initialized to ``0`` prior to the first call to
+   referred to by *ppos* must be initialized to ``0`` prior to the first call
-   this function to start the iteration; the function returns true for each pair in
+   to this function to start the iteration; the function returns true for each
-   the dictionary, and false once all pairs have been reported.  The parameters
+   pair in the dictionary, and false once all pairs have been reported.  The
-   *pkey* and *pvalue* should either point to :ctype:`PyObject\*` variables that
+   parameters *pkey* and *pvalue* should either point to :ctype:`PyObject\*`
-   will be filled in with each key and value, respectively, or may be *NULL*.  Any
+   variables that will be filled in with each key and value, respectively, or
-   references returned through them are borrowed.  *ppos* should not be altered
+   may be *NULL*.  Any references returned through them are borrowed.  *ppos*
-   during iteration. Its value represents offsets within the internal dictionary
+   should not be altered during iteration. Its value represents offsets within
-   structure, and since the structure is sparse, the offsets are not consecutive.
+   the internal dictionary structure, and since the structure is sparse, the
+   offsets are not consecutive.
 
    For example::
 
@@ -164,9 +167,10 @@ Dictionary Objects
           ...
       }
 
-   The dictionary *p* should not be mutated during iteration.  It is safe (since
+   The dictionary *p* should not be mutated during iteration.  It is safe
-   Python 2.1) to modify the values of the keys as you iterate over the dictionary,
+   (since Python 2.1) to modify the values of the keys as you iterate over the
-   but only so long as the set of keys does not change.  For example::
+   dictionary, but only so long as the set of keys does not change.  For
+   example::
 
       PyObject *key, *value;
       Py_ssize_t pos = 0;
@@ -186,12 +190,12 @@ Dictionary Objects
 
 .. cfunction:: int PyDict_Merge(PyObject *a, PyObject *b, int override)
 
-   Iterate over mapping object *b* adding key-value pairs to dictionary *a*. *b*
+   Iterate over mapping object *b* adding key-value pairs to dictionary *a*.
-   may be a dictionary, or any object supporting :func:`PyMapping_Keys` and
+   *b* may be a dictionary, or any object supporting :func:`PyMapping_Keys`
-   :func:`PyObject_GetItem`. If *override* is true, existing pairs in *a* will be
+   and :func:`PyObject_GetItem`. If *override* is true, existing pairs in *a*
-   replaced if a matching key is found in *b*, otherwise pairs will only be added
+   will be replaced if a matching key is found in *b*, otherwise pairs will
-   if there is not a matching key in *a*. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` if an
+   only be added if there is not a matching key in *a*. Return ``0`` on
-   exception was raised.
+   success or ``-1`` if an exception was raised.
 
    .. versionadded:: 2.2
 
@@ -206,11 +210,12 @@ Dictionary Objects
 
 .. cfunction:: int PyDict_MergeFromSeq2(PyObject *a, PyObject *seq2, int override)
 
-   Update or merge into dictionary *a*, from the key-value pairs in *seq2*.  *seq2*
+   Update or merge into dictionary *a*, from the key-value pairs in *seq2*.
-   must be an iterable object producing iterable objects of length 2, viewed as
+   *seq2* must be an iterable object producing iterable objects of length 2,
-   key-value pairs.  In case of duplicate keys, the last wins if *override* is
+   viewed as key-value pairs.  In case of duplicate keys, the last wins if
-   true, else the first wins. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` if an exception was
+   *override* is true, else the first wins. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1``
-   raised. Equivalent Python (except for the return value)::
+   if an exception was raised. Equivalent Python (except for the return
+   value)::
 
       def PyDict_MergeFromSeq2(a, seq2, override):
           for key, value in seq2: